Ohio Republicans nominate Willis as Cox fights on in November
In Ohio Republican primaries Frank B. Willis of Delaware defeats Edwin Jones by about 30 000 while James M. Cox of Dayton leads Democrats in a close statewide vote. Willis gains solid Anti-Salon League support though Cincinnati shifts to Jones. Late results place Brown for Lieutenant Governor Smith for Secretary of State Price for Attorney General Archer re-elected Treasurer Wanamaker on Supreme bench. Cox in Michigan avoids stump duties as Speaks garners Franklin county support.
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Columbus
Frank B. Willis
Delaware
James M. Cox
Dayton
Ohio
Willis
Edwin Jones
Jackson
Jack’’ Arnold
Secretary of State
Jones
Arnold
Franklin
Hamilton
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga County
Cincinnati Jones
Cincinnati
Nated
Clarence J. Brown
West Union
Harvey C. Smith
Zanesville
John G. Price
A. Jay Miller
Bellefontaine
Rudy Archer
Archer
R. M. Wanamaker
Supreme Bench
Reynolds R. Kinkade
Toledo
James E. Robinson
Marysville
Oscar W. Newman
Portsmouth
Phil H. Crow
Kenton
Cox
Michigan
Soldiers Taken In Here By Officers
County and city officers detained multiple men on various charges increasing the county jail population to fifteen. Two inmates from the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics at Gallipolis were recaptured at the circus grounds after escaping earlier in the week. Calvin Shafer of Charleston West Virginia was apprehended by Sheriff Lowry for lacking a clear reason to be in Athens. Herb Hunkerford, recently escaped from Camp Sherman, was captured. Two Bellare soldiers, William H. McCoy and James Anderson, were found in a box car at the depot and held for Camp Sherman authorities.
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Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Calvin Shafer
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Lowry
Athens
Herb Hunkerford
Camp Sherman
Bellare
William H. McCoy
James Anderson
Precious Last Reserves Now in the Battle
London reports Haig says increased artillery fire and slight British advances in two center sectors of the salient. Picardy sees all night artillery fights with no infantry action on the British front. Paris says a continuous front artillery battle from the Avre to the Oise. Vesle raids repulsed by French forces.
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London
Flanders
Salient
Haig
Picardy
Paris
Avre
Oise
French War Office
Vesle
French Advance Slow and Sore
General Hubert directs a cautious French push after a successful right wing advance in the Oise Valley. France pockets Ples sier and L Ecouvillons as they strike northward at the front, fighting through gas-filled depressions and ravines with a saw tooth line shaping the battle.
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Lowell Mellett
Hubert
Oise
Plessier
L’ecouvillons
Athens Man Lands Nomination for Congress in Tenth District
Attorney J M Foster gains Republican nomination with about 600 vote lead over incumbent Rob ert M Switzer. Final county results show Athens Meigs Vinton Lawrence carried for Foster by margins including 130% in Athens only limited by one precinct, while Jackson favors Switzer by 50 votes and Switzer claims Galila by about 600.
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J. M. Foster
Congress
Robert M. Switzer
Athens County
Meigs County
Vinton County
Lawrence County
Jackson
Switzer
Galila
Foster
Athens County Nominates Key Officials in Scrappy Balloting
In Athens County, Frank B. Willis led Governor contenders with about 400 more votes than rival Jones while Arnold trailed. Frank Cornwell of Glouster secured county auditor in a strong field. Thurman Morgan won court stenographer. Porter Muphew Sawyer and James E. Woodworth named county commissioners and treasurer with broad margins. Deputy Sheriff Herb Parker outpolled Will Bower, and Fred Kt Baker won county surveyor. Proximity of results kept tension through noon as 41 precincts reported.
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L. G. Weltell
J. M. Wood
Congress
Foster
Otto Hotsington
Harry Campbell
Geo. Ford
Fred Cornwell
Glouster
Thurman Morgan
J Brattin
Porter
Muphew
Sawyer
Coun
James E. Woodworth
Herb Parker
Will Bower
Fred Kt
Baker
Arthur Anderson
W. B. Bartels
Athens
Hatch
Hoover
McCarterty
Thompson
Yanks Able 10 Muster Quite a Force 10 Scrap
Washington reports 31 complete American divisions in France with 40 000 to 45 000 men per division. Total organized American force in France nears 1 400 000 men today according to Chief of Staff March.
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Washington
France
March
War Industries Board conservation order curtails paper use
The War Industries Board orders publishers to reduce print paper use starting August 12 by 5 to 60 percent based on prior publication size. If not followed, mills will curtail supply and each newspaper will receive less. The Messenger will drop to six pages when possible while still delivering all live news. general news will be curtailed.
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CONSER _VATION
War Industries Board
United States
Messenger
Ontler
Favorite Daughter of Noted Explorer Plans New York War Charity Work
Miss Liv Nansen, daughter of noted Norwegian explorer Dr and Mrs Fridjefansen, has spent six months in Washington with her father who is a special commissioner to the U S from Norway. She will spend next winter in New York taking an active part in war charities.
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Liv Nansen
Fridjefansen
Washington
U. S
Norway
Miss Nansen
New York
Pak
Tanker Kellogg Sunk Near New York Harbor by Submarine
New York Aug 14 The American oil tanker Frederick R Kellogg of 4450 tons sunk by a German submarine near the entrance to New York Harbor. Thirty five crew reached the city while seven are still missing. Built in Oakland Cal and commanded by Captain White. Torpedoing reported last night by the Navy Department. attack likely off Ambrose Channel.
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New York
Frederick R. Kellogg
New York Harbor
Kellogg
Oakland
Cal
White
Navy Department
New Jersey
Ambrose Channel
American flyer Allen Win Slow dies in Picardy air fight
Paris reports Lieut. Allen Win Slow of Lake Forest Illinois, the first American trained flyer to down an enemy plane, was killed in an air engagement in Picardy. No further details were received.
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Paris
Allen Winslow
Lake Forest
Iil
Picardy
Stamp Hid Morphine In Stamp Concealment Case
Waukegan Illinois August 14. Morphine crushed to powder under a postage stamp was the method friends used to supply Oscar Blue a federal prisoner in the Lake county jail. Blue had been receiving an unusual number of letters from Chicago before the sheriff uncovered the scheme.
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Waukegan
Ill
Friends
Oscar Blue
Bilae
Chicago
Huns Under Heavy Artillery Fire
The article reports on the Somme front where Crown Prince Rupprecht holds the west side of the Somme and the Nesse Noyon Canal. Allied pressure from Albert to Ribecourt continues as German lines are stretched. Von Der Marwitz and Von Hutier use old Somme positions while Ludendorff redeploys reserves to halt the Allied advance.
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William Phillip Simms
France
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Somme
Nesse-Noyon Canal
Albert
Ribecourt
von der Marwitz
von Hutier
von Ludendorff
High Command
August 24 registration set for 18 21 45 men nationwide
Provisions to register all men 18 to 21 and 21 plus by August 24 were issued by the Provost Marshal General to avoid delays in the 18-45 draft. Ohio officials estimate 12 000 to 18 000 youths may register that day as questionnaires are streamlined for quick processing.
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Washington
Crowder
Ohio
Chaplain Praises Kaiser Wilhelms Spirit in Wartime Speech
London reports the court chaplain lauding the pious joyous spirit of Kaiser Wilhelm. He calls on the German people to show no lassitude on the battlefield and, when peace nears, no sentimentality, no humanity, or weakness, but stern repayment a hundredfold for the misery caused.
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London
Kaiser Wilhelm
Mrs Jennie Dell Heads to Minneapolis to Visit Daughter
Mrs Jennie Dell left yesterday for Minneapolis Minnesota to spend an indefinite period with her daughter Mrs Paul Voolzer Bertha Dell.
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Jennie Dell
Minneapolis, Minn
Paul Voolzer
Bertha Dell
Building in Havre Renamed Health Center by Belgian Commission
The Havre building named after Benjamin Franklin, once a meeting place for local clubs, has been converted into a health center by the Belgian Commission of the American Red Cross.
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Balle Franklin
Havre
Benjamin Franklin
Orbiston Boy Death Reported in France
Washington reports 101 total war deaths with 69 killed in action 21 died of wounds 10 died of disease and 1 from accident or other causes. Names listed include J Lav er Cleveland Ohio G C Miller Lancaster Ohio T W Shillin burg Mount Storm West Virginia E Munch Montray Ohio and H O Nall Orbiston Athens County Ohio.
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United Pulra
Washington
War Department
J. Laver
Cleveland
Ohio
G. C. Miller
Lancaster
T. W. Shillinburg
Mount Storm
W. Va
E. Munch
Montray
H. O'Nall
Orbiston
Athens County
Sister Reunites With Brother After Forty Five Years
In Cottonwood Falls Kansas on August 14 Mrs Susan Foster met her long lost brother Frank Johnson a contractor from Atlanta Georgia for the first time in forty five years. She recognized him immediately after a long correspondence across the gap.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kan
Susan Foster
Frank Johnson
Johnson
Atlanta
Labor groups urge Wilson to spare Mooney in California case
A labor union committee visited the White House on August 14 to present a memorial requesting President Wilson to intervene again for Thomas J. Mooney, who faces execution over his alleged role in the July 1914 San Francisco preparedness day parade bombing.
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Mooney
Washington
White House
Wilson
Thomas J. Mooney
California
San Francisco
Women to Serve Railroad in War Effort
Washington plans call for thousands of women to join railroad work within months. They will fill roles as clerks in railway offices, expert accountants, ticket sellers, station agents, crossing watchmen, car cleaners, and to some extent track laborers as men enter the army or shift to other industries.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Washington Aug 14 Eleven more colleges join students army unit
Eighteen additional schools were notified of qualification for student army training corps units. The list includes the College of Wooster and other institutions as part of the program expansion.
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Washington
Army Training Corps
College of Wooster
Switzer Wins Jackson County By 20 Votes
Announcement after noon shows Switzer 1067 Fos ter 1047 in Jackson County. Foster carried Vinton County officially by 40 votes.
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Switzer
Jackson County
Foster
Vinton County
Roosevelt outlines Italian navy aid in Adriatic and Mediterranean
Franklin D Roosevelt says the United States will increase naval aid to Italy and work to expand Italian port capacity. He indicates future cooperation aims to discharge goods at Italian or French ports to ease shipments.
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Adriatic
Mediterranean
Italy
Franklin Roosevelt
United States Navy
Roosevelt
United Press
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